Molecular formula
Cl2Cr

SMILES
Cl[Cr]Cl

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Fragrance
Odorless	42.77%
Fishy	39.33%
Sulfurous	29.44%
Cheesy	28.54%
Meaty	26.11%
Ripe	24.75%
Vegetable	21.71%
Sweet	21.26%
Savory	19.25%
Fresh	19.22%

 

pKa est.
-38.93 (strong acid)

Molecular weight
122.9 g/mol

Melting point expt.

• 1515 °F (USCG, 1999)
• 824 °C

Boiling point

• 1200 °C
• 1300 °C

Flash point

• -35.71 ˚C est.

Solubility expt.

• Very soluble in water
• Insoluble in alcohol and ether
• Solubility in water: very good

• CHROMOUS CHLORIDE
• Dichlorochromium
• CrCl2
• HSDB 988
• chromium (II) chloride
• EINECS 233-163-3
• Chromium(II) chloride, anhydrous
• Chromium II chloride
• UNII-CET32HKA21
• Chromium(II) chloride, 95%
• Chromium(II) chloride anhydrous
• AKOS015903912
• Q416894
• Chromium(II) chloride, 99.9%, trace metals basis
• Chromium(II) chloride, anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace metals basis
• Chromium(II) chloride, anhydrous, beads, -10 mesh, 99.99% trace metals basis

Chromous chloride (chromium(II) chloride) is primarily used as a mild one-electron reducing agent in organic synthesis and as a precursor to chromium(II) organometallic reagents for carbon–carbon bond formation. It also provides Cr(II) for coordination chemistry and catalytic systems in research and development, and serves as a synthesis intermediate or specialized reagent in industrial chemical manufacturing. Additionally, Cr(II) species derived from CrCl2 are studied in polymerization and materials science contexts as catalysts or activating reagents. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	1315.79
methanol	1630.45
isopropanol	1144.81
water	79.9
ethyl acetate	635.39
n-propanol	919.36
acetone	1448.21
n-butanol	927.5
acetonitrile	693.82
DMF	3188.54
toluene	501.76
isobutanol	715.03
1,4-dioxane	1360.55
methyl acetate	622.06
THF	2098.14
2-butanone	803.84
n-pentanol	627.73
sec-butanol	832.4
n-hexane	267.07
ethylene glycol	677.05
NMP	1739.03
cyclohexane	360.45
DMSO	2673.64
n-butyl acetate	438.75
n-octanol	447.71
chloroform	1453.65
n-propyl acetate	424.16
acetic acid	1182.6
dichloromethane	1355.35
cyclohexanone	1009.34
propylene glycol	596.14
isopropyl acetate	463.71
DMAc	1670.57
2-ethoxyethanol	963.61
isopentanol	683.71
n-heptane	260.62
ethyl formate	562.24
1,2-dichloroethane	979.79
n-hexanol	592.56
2-methoxyethanol	1861.51
isobutyl acetate	285.87
tetrachloromethane	570.2
n-pentyl acetate	436.98
transcutol	1303.15
n-heptanol	473.78
ethylbenzene	270.86
MIBK	502.6
2-propoxyethanol	977.64
tert-butanol	1280.4
MTBE	843.02
2-butoxyethanol	723.23
propionic acid	602.13
o-xylene	398.23
formic acid	687.74
diethyl ether	951.15
m-xylene	397.94
p-xylene	351.2
chlorobenzene	491.93
dimethyl carbonate	514.66
n-octane	133.9
formamide	950.07
cyclopentanone	1253.08
2-pentanone	833.07
anisole	544.27
cyclopentyl methyl ether	979.73
gamma-butyrolactone	1087.95
1-methoxy-2-propanol	1449.61
pyridine	980.64
3-pentanone	615.37
furfural	1210.01
n-dodecane	100.54
diethylene glycol	1008.15
diisopropyl ether	385.6
tert-amyl alcohol	882.16
acetylacetone	854.3
n-hexadecane	110.01
acetophenone	470.77
methyl propionate	643.71
isopentyl acetate	364.4
trichloroethylene	1337.14
n-nonanol	391.6
cyclohexanol	844.52
benzyl alcohol	485.29
2-ethylhexanol	374.43
isooctanol	373.06
dipropyl ether	569.53
1,2-dichlorobenzene	467.64
ethyl lactate	304.39
propylene carbonate	591.13
n-methylformamide	1222.24
2-pentanol	747.57
n-pentane	357.56
1-propoxy-2-propanol	756.19
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	489.15
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	463.61
mesitylene	319.03
ε-caprolactone	704.01
p-cymene	233.52
epichlorohydrin	1168.4
1,1,1-trichloroethane	932.86
2-aminoethanol	840.81
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	1662.79
sulfolane	1467.95
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	164.42
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	1179.74
n-hexyl acetate	482.79
isooctane	145.78
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	676.8
sec-butyl acetate	290.92
tert-butyl acetate	554.81
decalin	155.41
glycerin	868.51
diglyme	1186.64
acrylic acid	619.97
isopropyl myristate	247.1
n-butyric acid	770.74
acetyl acetate	474.32
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	223.83
ethyl propionate	392.87
nitromethane	1310.09
1,2-diethoxyethane	596.73
benzonitrile	463.03
trioctyl phosphate	198.66
1-bromopropane	661.03
gamma-valerolactone	1368.55
n-decanol	306.67
triethyl phosphate	231.02
4-methyl-2-pentanol	420.67
propionitrile	546.49
vinylene carbonate	578.49
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	1104.58
DMS	341.05
cumene	217.44
2-octanol	402.61
2-hexanone	492.72
octyl acetate	308.04
limonene	348.01
1,2-dimethoxyethane	1377.41
ethyl orthosilicate	239.28
tributyl phosphate	208.36
diacetone alcohol	717.96
N,N-dimethylaniline	533.63
acrylonitrile	669.33
aniline	610.22
1,3-propanediol	1025.61
bromobenzene	512.13
dibromomethane	1009.23
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	1179.24
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	298.48
tetrabutyl urea	313.74
diisobutyl methanol	305.18
2-phenylethanol	462.48
styrene	348.01
dioctyl adipate	308.23
dimethyl sulfate	770.51
ethyl butyrate	373.46
methyl lactate	523.43
butyl lactate	382.17
diethyl carbonate	265.4
propanediol butyl ether	660.49
triethyl orthoformate	324.19
p-tert-butyltoluene	260.85
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	507.8
morpholine	1512.14
tert-butylamine	891.65
n-dodecanol	253.16
dimethoxymethane	1759.83
ethylene carbonate	492.37
cyrene	496.55
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	475.34
2-ethylhexyl acetate	316.75
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	534.62
4-methylpyridine	942.26
dibutyl ether	408.28
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	305.18
DEF	1068.32
dimethyl isosorbide	741.42
tetrachloroethylene	1006.04
eugenol	524.52
triacetin	424.75
span 80	538.91
1,4-butanediol	492.32
1,1-dichloroethane	905.4
2-methyl-1-pentanol	466.93
methyl formate	902.03
2-methyl-1-butanol	643.85
n-decane	149.91
butyronitrile	595.43
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	344.05
1-chlorooctane	306.67
1-chlorotetradecane	167.17
n-nonane	155.41
undecane	118.93
tert-butylcyclohexane	168.07
cyclooctane	171.56
cyclopentanol	943.02
tetrahydropyran	1150.85
tert-amyl methyl ether	680.27
2,5,8-trioxanonane	839.06
1-hexene	462.31
2-isopropoxyethanol	654.95
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	533.34
methyl butyrate	495.38

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